12 Home Hacks to Try Now

Simplify your life with these foolproof tips from professional organizers.

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4. Try varying-sized pencil trays to organize the drawers in your kitchen or home office.

Unlike pre-compartmentalized flatware trays, individual pencil trays will allow you to customize your junk drawers as needed. Designate separate compartments for pencils, pens, paperclips, receipts or whatever else seems to jam up that drawer. While you’re organizing, ditch broken pencils, loose lead, dried out pens, expired coupons and any other useless clutter.

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